Use the Protocol Configuration screen to globally enable or disable unicast or multicast routing protocols for the switch.
Parameter | Description |
ARP | Sets the aging time for dynamic ARP entries. |
Proxy ARP | Enables or disables Proxy ARP globally for the switch. This feature allows the |
| switch to forward an ARP request from a node in the attached subnetwork (that |
| does not have routing or a default gateway configured) to a remote subnetwork. |
| (See “6.2.5 Proxy ARP”.) |
| If Proxy ARP is globally enabled for the switch, then you can enable or disable it |
| for a specific interface. See “4.5.6.1.1 Adding an IP Interface”, or “4.5.6.1.3 |
| Modifying an IP Interface”. |
RIP | Enables or disables the Routing Information Protocol. The Advanced menu sets |
| the interval at which the switch advertises known routes, and also |
| enables/disables advertising for static routes or the default route. |
OSPF | Enables or disables the OSPF routing protocol. The Advanced menu organizes |
| an autonomous system into normal, stub, or not so stubby areas; configures a |
| range of subnet addresses for which link state advertisements can be aggregated; |
| and configures virtual links for areas that do not have direct physical access to the |
| OSFP backbone, to add redundancy, or to merge backbone areas. |
DHCP Relay | Enables or disables BOOTP/DHCP Relay. The Advanced menu defines the |
| preferred servers or the outbound subnetworks for broadcasting a BOOTP/DHCP |
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